Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Cynomys
Species: ludovicianus
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog - Cynomys ludovicianus
338919
Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) is a large (42 cm) rodent of the Great Plains, that is distributed from southern Saskatchewan, Canada to northern Chihuahua, Mexico. It has been locally extirpated from many areas of its range due to plague and eradication efforts. They inhabit open grasslands and their preferred diet is grasses.
Status
Global Rank: G4
State Rank: S2
| Rank Metadata |
| State Rank:
S2
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Rank Changed:
12/20/2006
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| Rank Reviewed:
12/20/2006
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| Reason:
N/A
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| Ecological Factors |
| Specificity:
N/A
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Range Extent:
N/A
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| Occurences:
N/A
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Population Size:
N/A
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| Area of Occupancy:
N/A
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Threat Summary:
N/A
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State Status:
Federal Status:
USFS Status:
BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE
SWAP Status: SGCN
NMRP Strategy Status:
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 169
Number of Mapped Locations: 585
Number of Observations: 787
Observation date range: 07-14-1927
to 07-16-2018
External Links
Year
2002
Citation Cully, J. F. and T. L. Johnson. 2002. Grasslands GPS prairie dog colony data, [CD].
Reference Code
C02CUL01NMUS
Year
2005
Citation Ward, J. 2005. Observation of black-tailed prairie dog colonies by Jan Ward, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. . 1 p.
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D05WAR01NMUS
Year
2008
Citation Envirological Services. 2008. Spreadsheet of Western burrowing owl and black-tailed prairie dog surveys.
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D08ENV01NMUS
Year
2009
Citation Johnson, K., J. Smith, and T. Neville. 2009. Excel spreadsheet of lesser prairie-chicken observations at the Parkinson Ranch.
Reference Code
D09JOH01NMUS
Year
2009
Citation Long, D. 2009. GIS of black-tailed prairie dog towns at Vermejo Park, New Mexico.
Reference Code
D09LON01NMUS
Year
2013
Citation Park, B. 2013. Gila National Forest GIS wildlife data. Gila National Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
Reference Code
D13GIL01NMUS
Year
2015
Citation Heberling, N. 2015. Shapefile of wildlife polygons in Cibola National Forest. USFS
Reference Code
D15HEB01NMUS
Year
2002
Citation Sager, L. 2002. Biological Surveys in Three Eastern New Mexico Counties (Quay, Curry, and Roosevelt), June & July 2002. 17 p.
Reference Code
E02SAG01NMUS
Year
2013
Citation Bureau of Land Management. 2013. File geodatabase of black-tailed prairie dog colonies at Otero Mesa. BLM Las Cruces Field Office.
Reference Code
E13BLM01NMUS
Year
2013
Citation Watson, M. 2013. Black-tailed praire dog observation in Lea county. Reported by e-mail to NHNM.
Reference Code
E13WAT01NMUS
Year
2017
Citation Various authors. 2007-2017. Annual NMDGF Permits. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF).
Reference Code
E17VAR01NMUS
Year
2002
Citation Geluso, K. 2002. Records of mammals from Harding County, New Mexico. The Southwestern Naturalist. 47(2): 325–329.
Reference Code
J02GEL01NMUS
Year
1995
Citation Truet, J.C. 1995. Map with outline of black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus - arizonensis?) town near WSMR boundary. January 1995.
Reference Code
M95TRU01NMUS
Year
73
Citation S73XXXUSNMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
Reference Code
S73XXXUSNMUS
Year
75
Citation S75HANENNMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
Reference Code
S75HANENNMUS
Year
2000
Citation Sager, L. 2000. A Spring 2000 survey of Black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) in five eastern New Mexico counties: Torrance, San Miguel, Guadalupe, De Baca, and Quay. US Fish and Wildlife service. New Mexico Ecological Services Field Office.. 2
Reference Code
U00SAG01NMUS
Year
2003
Citation SWCA, Inc. 2003. White Sands Missile Range black-tailed prairie dog planning level survey, interim report. . 10 p.
Reference Code
U03SWC01NMUS
Year
2020
Citation Hudson, H. 2020. RE: Heritage Data Website Updated. Email correspondence from USFS.
Reference Code
U20HUD01NMUS
Year
1964
Citation Halloran, A.F. 1964. 1964 wildlife reconnaissance of the White Sands Missile Range. 51 p.
Reference Code
U64HAL01NMUS
Year
1978
Citation Chesser, Ronald K. 1978. Intra- and interpopulational patterns of variation in the black-tailed prairie dog (^&Cynomys ludovicianus) in New Mexico. Progress and voucher report #1 to New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Endangered Species Division. 8 Oc
Reference Code
U78CHE01NMUS
Year
1995
Citation Taylor, D.E. and D.A. Holdermann. 1995. Memorandum for record, subject: uprange trip report for aerial prairie dog survey, 2 May 95. WSMR ES Office (Date-stamped) 3 May 95. . 5 p.
Reference Code
U95TAY01NMUS
Year
1995
Citation Truet, J.C. 1995. Letter to Daisan Taylor of WSMR re: existence of Arizona black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus arizonensis?) town near WSMR boundary. 19 January 1995. . 2 p.
Reference Code
U95TRU01NMUS
Year
1996
Citation Gennaro, A.L. 1996. E-mail message with data for ^&Cynomys ludovicianus specimens in the Eastern NM University mammal collections. 24 April 1996.
Reference Code
U96GEN01NMUS
Year
1996
Citation National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. 1996. Printout of mammals collected from New Mexico since 1950. April 1996.
Reference Code
U96NAT01NMUS
Year
1996
Citation Sager, L. 1996. A 1996 Survey of Black-Tailed Prairie Dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) In Northeastern New Mexico. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Endangered Species Program.
Reference Code
U96SAG02NMUS
Year
96
Citation U96USN01NMUS, Legacy reference. Physical copy not yet located.
Reference Code
U96USN01NMUS
Year
1998
Citation DeLay, L. and K. Johnson. 1998. Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus) surveys on Bureau of Land Management lands, Roswell Field Office, NM, 1998. Unpubl. report by NM Natural Heritage Program. 11 p. + app.
Reference Code
U98DEL02NMUS
Year
1986
Citation New Mexico Natural Heritage Program. Unpublished mainframe computer database plant and animal records from NM Natural Heritage Program Pre-1987.
Reference Code
UNDHER04NMUS
